Anima Animus
MovieTitle | Anima Animus |
User score | 6.5 |
Release date | Jan 1, 2012 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Jurgis Matulevičius |
Production country | Lithuania |
Production companies | Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija |
The film portrays the junction of two individuals: a lonely old man and a young woman, subconsciously joined in a single dream space. The different manifestations of the archetype Anima act as an ally between the unconscious 'self' and the conscious 'I'. Anima, both a Virgin Mary and a whore, expose the intimate conception of women, hidden inside the mind of the lonely man. While, simultaneously appearing in the women's subconsciousness as a mysterious and charming lover, a father figure, a professor or a saint, illuminating her perception of men. Anima, as many archetypes, possess a duality which allows it to have both a positive and negative influence.